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incalculable riches, and, despite all its present unfit- 

 ness for human habitation, it will then be exploited 

 to the full. 



Even now the splendid territories south of it, lying 

 as they do in more temperate climes, and although 

 as profusely watered, by reason of the narrowing down 

 of the great continent, more perfectly aerated, are 

 receiving yearly an increasing number of the eager 

 hordes of Europe, principally Italians. These magni- 

 ficent republics of Argentina and Uruguay are grow- 

 ing in wealth and population at an amazing rate, and 

 effete as the Latin race appears to be in Europe, it is 

 here renewing its mighty youth. Given that sine qua 

 non of prosperity, good, honest, stable government, no 

 long time can elapse before these swiftly-growing 

 republics will demand and take their place among the 

 great Powers of the world. 



